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October 17, 1957 ' Board of Selectmen Town Office Building, Lexington 73, Mass. Gent lem en: Understanding that the new police station and town office building is nearing the occupancy stage and that other office space is to be rearranged, the Planning Board would like to present at this time a request for additional office space. This need has been brought about by the fact that progress in the preparation of a long-range master plan has now proceeded to the stage where a considerable amount of work on maps must take place, these maps in various stages of development having to be mounted on walks for temporary reference. In addition to the maps, space is needed for the preparation of a topo- graphic model of the town, said model to be used for future reference and display purposes. The Board has in mind the continuance of its office in its present quarters and the addition of the present office used by the Cemetery Commissioners. This suggestion is based on the recommendation that the latter office be used as a map preparation room, access to it being obtained by cutting a ' doorway through the wall now separating the Cemetery Commission- er's office and the closet in the office of the Planning Board. With such an arrangement, drafting table and plan files could be moved into the office now occupied by the Cemetery Commis- sioners so that any drafting or planning assistant working on plans or models may have ample room for such work and yet not disturb - as has often happened this past year - a conference or citizens meeting. The present Planning Board office can then be used mainly for administrative work and files, and a combination Planning Director's office and Planning Board meet- ing and conference room. This arrangement would be of a decided advantage to the Board for the reason that all its maps and files would be assembled at its meeting place. It has the additional advantage in that the Board, which now meets in the Town Engineer's Room, would not have to find other locations for meetings when the Engineering Department has need of its facilities in said room. At your convenience the Planning Board would like to dis- cuss this matter further with you and explain more fully its request for additional office facilities. Sincerely yours, I Isl Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman